On Liberation –
Haiti’s participation in extending the notion of liberation is still relevant to our understanding of freedom and of being free, to being a citizen, sovereign and a subject. Liberation moved from the conceptual and was situated in the corporeal.
Part of DanceAfrica Festival 2021
Haitian visual artists offer a meditation on liberation in this new public installation on the BAM sign, presented as part of DanceAfrica 2021. Inspired by Haiti’s legacy as one of the first independent nations in the Western Hemisphere, BAM Curator at Large Larry Ossei-Mensah invites these artists—and the Brooklyn community—to reflect on and draw strength from Haiti’s groundbreaking history in the midst of today’s calls for justice, equality, and liberation.
A Return: Liberation as Power features work by Delphine Desane, M. Florine Démosthène, Mark Fleuridor, Adler Guerrier, Kathia St. Hilare, and Didier William. The installation will be presented on the BAM sign at the corner of Lafayette and Flatbush Avenues.